Autobiography and Memoir in Recent US History

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Autobiography and Memoir in Recent US History uses personal recollections as a way to get at large themes in history. Topics include immigration, nativism, ethnicity, gender, regionalism, war, religion, and class. Students read intensively as a way of understanding how individuals live their lives within large historical forces and events. This is a writing intensive course. It is also a reading intensive course. It is run as a seminar - learning to discuss and engage with ideas is a key element.